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a great piece in "the atlantic," who looked at all the debate tapes from mitt romney when he was and massachusetts. his take away was, he is a good debater. >> we have john harris with us and the news room which is about five blocks from here. harris, what is your take on the speech? >> i thought it was a very effective speech. republicans said barack -- prosper when they can motivate conservatives and do so in a way that does not frighten the metal is american political nerve. the biggest success was 2010. they had an extremely motivated base. they were saying the same thing about concerns about spending, healthcare -- the same things independence wanted to hear. the past couple of years they have not had that. romney's speech was effective because he touched every erogenous zone conservatives wanted touched but did it in a way that was appealing and also resonated with voters that are concerned about spending in the size of government. >> are there any reporters or editors who did not think it was a strong speech? >> i think the consensus is it was a strong speech. one thing i hear
a great piece in "the atlantic," who looked at all the debate tapes from mitt romney when he was and massachusetts. his take away was, he is a good debater. >> we have john harris with us and the news room which is about five blocks from here. harris, what is your take on the speech? >> i thought it was a very effective speech. republicans said barack -- prosper when they can motivate conservatives and do so in a way that does not frighten the metal is american political...
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doesn't he know that governor romney is debating the almighty barack obama? doesn't he know you are not supposed to raise expectations before a debate, that you are supposed to lower them? doesn't he know you are supposed to lie to the american people about what you think. for god's sake, don't tell them the truth because they can't handle the truth. they deserve to hear the truth. mitt romney is better prepared, smarter and more ready for the presidency, and i know he would show them that in the debate, and he sure did. [cheers and applause] you know what happens in politics. monday, tuesday and wednesday i was the dumbest politicians in america. [laughter] i was the guy that governor romney would never speak to again after daring to predict that he would win the debate and make this race a horse race again. but you know, the great thing about the media is their principles are pliable. so on monday, tuesday and wednesday they were calling me a dummy, and on thursday morning, i was albert einstein, everybody. [cheers and applause] thursday morning they are al
doesn't he know that governor romney is debating the almighty barack obama? doesn't he know you are not supposed to raise expectations before a debate, that you are supposed to lower them? doesn't he know you are supposed to lie to the american people about what you think. for god's sake, don't tell them the truth because they can't handle the truth. they deserve to hear the truth. mitt romney is better prepared, smarter and more ready for the presidency, and i know he would show them that in...
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>> well, governmor romney has to get this debate focused on policies. obama's policies and the failures of those policies. and his alternatives and why they would do better. there's been virtually no talk about that in this campaign. if this campaign turned to that, that's hugely to romney's advantage and that's what he needs to focus on. >> to make that work, does he have to give out more details wednesday night? >> it's interesting to me to hear you guys talk about details. i didn't any of that in 2008. what barack obama said my plan will lower the health insurance for the average american by 25000. kaiser announced last week, since obama care was adopted. family insurance premiums have gone up $3,000. but nobody asked, well, now, senatoobama, how are you going to do that? it's not normal. it's not normal. >> i think all of us are talking about that mitt romney needs to shake up this race and change the dynamic. the poll numbers show that's the case. as i said previously, it's likely to change anyway even with a modest debate performance. because this
>> well, governmor romney has to get this debate focused on policies. obama's policies and the failures of those policies. and his alternatives and why they would do better. there's been virtually no talk about that in this campaign. if this campaign turned to that, that's hugely to romney's advantage and that's what he needs to focus on. >> to make that work, does he have to give out more details wednesday night? >> it's interesting to me to hear you guys talk about details....
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and one of the biggest of the 2010 debate. governor romney squares off in the first debate. watch it live on fox, 8:65 eastern and on friday, a fresh reading on the health of our economy when the labor department r
and one of the biggest of the 2010 debate. governor romney squares off in the first debate. watch it live on fox, 8:65 eastern and on friday, a fresh reading on the health of our economy when the labor department r
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our nominees, mitt romney at that second debate. >> i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks and they brought whole binders full of women. chris: next, vice president's unfortunate turn of phrase. >> let the big banks write their own rules. unchain wall street. going to put you all back in chains. chris: gosh, next, mitt romney's key campaign guy who was a bit too candid after the primaries ended. >> hit a reset button for the fall campaign. esque changes. it's almost like an etche-sketch. chris: or president obama's big slip on the trail. >> you got a business, you didn't build that. chris: well, that gave an opening. that last one. fairly or not. helene, your pick for the best foot in mouth here? >> i'll go with etha-sketch. obama's blooper was a big one but he won. and fantastic. it's hilarious. chris: and everybody in the world with the strategy was? >> it's crazy. but also the problem is that it also went to the heart of what moderate voters feared about mitt romney. one of the starting off going into the republican campaigns, he had mitt romney ha
our nominees, mitt romney at that second debate. >> i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks and they brought whole binders full of women. chris: next, vice president's unfortunate turn of phrase. >> let the big banks write their own rules. unchain wall street. going to put you all back in chains. chris: gosh, next, mitt romney's key campaign guy who was a bit too candid after the primaries ended. >> hit a reset button for the fall campaign....
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there is a new bump that came from governor romney in the last debate. there is an argument you can make this is more significant causdhe th a rnma ith heon that, the people on the fence, has the race fundamentally changed? >> it was not a bmp but a complete change. no question. the momenm changed. this is like the last coupngin aseme den ho i a whene swings for the 15s he does his gaffes. >>shepard: they said that about romney and he swung for the fence andept hitting them out. priegic: every time he h a ep h l the gingrich debate. >>guest: he won the pimary. the problem with biden, he has to makeup for allhe lt ground obama lost and he has a ugad d h ep wdo t? >> governor romney had a good debate with 67 million people watching it. he did a very good job. i love baseball but i wou take the baseball analogy and say he got a couple of ru, in doubt. yookatelectp d arso men ckprenamd t tracking polls, it is hard to know how big the bump will be. there is a burn. no two ways aboutt. >>shepard: if you were going up against ryan, what uld you try gethim lkbo
there is a new bump that came from governor romney in the last debate. there is an argument you can make this is more significant causdhe th a rnma ith heon that, the people on the fence, has the race fundamentally changed? >> it was not a bmp but a complete change. no question. the momenm changed. this is like the last coupngin aseme den ho i a whene swings for the 15s he does his gaffes. >>shepard: they said that about romney and he swung for the fence andept hitting them out....
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romney obviously did well enough in the primary debates to make it this far, no doubt. although most of his competition wasn't as tough as president obama. romney also had some memorable moments. >> i'll tell you what. $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> the answer is self-deportation, which is people decide they can do better by going home because they can't find work here because they don't have legal departmentation to allow them to work here. >> i can't have illegals. rick, i'm speaking. i'm speaking. you get 30 seconds. this is the way the rules work here is i get 60 seconds. and then you get 30 seconds to respond, right? >> well, let's bring in democratic strategist chris ko kofinis and susan del percio. i think romney is going to lose his cool. susan, did governor chris christie think he was helping mitt romney by saying that the debate would just be turning this race upside down? what do you think? >> i think chris christie was just being chris christie. while you're correct, a lot of people were dampening expectations, chris said what a lot of p
romney obviously did well enough in the primary debates to make it this far, no doubt. although most of his competition wasn't as tough as president obama. romney also had some memorable moments. >> i'll tell you what. $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> the answer is self-deportation, which is people decide they can do better by going home because they can't find work here because they don't have legal departmentation to allow them to work here. >> i...
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romney won the debate. last night romney was more skilled. it doesn't change the policies. >> ezra, will the strategy work in the next two debates that heavy here? will this vague strategy work with foreign policy and the next debate beyond that? >> i think that the obama team is going to be more ready for what romney's able to bring to the debate than they were in this one. they'll be prepared for romney to walk in and tell his credentials. romney will change up his strategy. in general first debates are lopsided. the incumbent tends to recover a little bit in the second debate. whether we'll follow that trend line is anybody's guess. >> thank you, ezra. appreciate it. now to the third person on stage at the debates last night, you. yes, you didn't have a vocal response, but let me tell you, every moment people like you were chiming in. twitter reports today that it was the most tweeted event in u.s. politics generating over 10 million tweets in 90 minutes. perspective, that means just six years, but now some critics say that the twitter exp
romney won the debate. last night romney was more skilled. it doesn't change the policies. >> ezra, will the strategy work in the next two debates that heavy here? will this vague strategy work with foreign policy and the next debate beyond that? >> i think that the obama team is going to be more ready for what romney's able to bring to the debate than they were in this one. they'll be prepared for romney to walk in and tell his credentials. romney will change up his strategy. in...
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>> no, no, governor romney's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> president obama talking about zingers and trying to manage expectations for the debate. charles and ross are back to talk about whether that's a good strategy. i have a poll here about who's likely to win the debate and very clearly, people think that obama will, 55% to 31%. yet, i would say that the favorite really ought to be mitt romney, purely because he spent most of the year debating against very good debaters like newt gingrich and rick santorum and others. they were very capable opponents on a debate stage. barack obama hasn't done this for four years. so i would think the advantage would definitely be with the apparent underdog, a, because people don't think he's going to win and i think he may well win that first debate and secondly, because he's the more experienced debater. >> well, i think i would caution you a little bit. i think the president, when he has given kind of press interviews, that is a form of being pressed on things so maybe you're not deba
>> no, no, governor romney's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> president obama talking about zingers and trying to manage expectations for the debate. charles and ross are back to talk about whether that's a good strategy. i have a poll here about who's likely to win the debate and very clearly, people think that obama will, 55% to 31%. yet, i would say that the favorite really ought to be mitt romney, purely because he spent most of the year debating against very good debaters like...
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governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> we know both sides are playing this au shuck, i'm just okay. i don't know how i'm going to perform. the president -- >> he's just the president. >> he's been working very hard. he may not be rehearsing zingers but we know, for example, just on the tax loophole question, that paul ryan stumbled and stammered through when on fox news yesterday, there are openings available but the problem, at least that we're hearing, chris, from the obama team, is they're worried his answers will be too long and not crisp and concise. >> well, you know, having watched the president both when he was a candidate for president and as a candidate in the primaries, he's -- he has a tendency to filibuster his answers and kind of -- they kind of meander. i think his debate team is advising correctly to keep things focused and tight if you have a debate format where there's no time limits. the bigger question here is, if the romney campaign is truly focused on zingers, this could be be a deba
governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> we know both sides are playing this au shuck, i'm just okay. i don't know how i'm going to perform. the president -- >> he's just the president. >> he's been working very hard. he may not be rehearsing zingers but we know, for example, just on the tax loophole question, that paul ryan stumbled and stammered through when on fox news yesterday, there are openings available but the problem, at least that we're hearing, chris,...
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. 31% expect mitt romney to win the debate. and presumably that expectation will color the way those viewers watch that debate. >> yeah. it could. i mean, maybe this is the one risk maybe the biggest risk for the obama campaign that if the bar is set that high, if there's sort of an even match, if romney kind of holds his own, isn't clearly blown out of the water or anything like that, that people say he exceeded expectations. so what looked like a draw ends up being interpreted by the viewers or the media, or if the media is looking to sell the horse race angles, maybe they start portraying the draw as a romney win. the expectations for his performance were so low, kennedy outdebated romney but the effect of that was mogfied because the expectations were so low. that might be the biggest risk here for the obama people that the expectations of the voters and probably the press too that obama will win. so maybe nothing short of a clear win can be a little problematic for them. >> let's consider what some conservatives are saying
. 31% expect mitt romney to win the debate. and presumably that expectation will color the way those viewers watch that debate. >> yeah. it could. i mean, maybe this is the one risk maybe the biggest risk for the obama campaign that if the bar is set that high, if there's sort of an even match, if romney kind of holds his own, isn't clearly blown out of the water or anything like that, that people say he exceeded expectations. so what looked like a draw ends up being interpreted by the...
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i think in the debates romney has two big problems that he's got to try to overcome. one is mathematics. he's got to show what loophole he's going to close. the second is authenticity. he's got to show that authentically he's someone that cares about average working people. he hasn't done both. he's losing ground because of both problems. >> when you look at the new gallup poll, be for example, it shows that the majority of americans think that the president is a better candidate for the middle class. 53% for president obama, thinking he's better for the middle class. romney, 43. and then you go to the president, who will the president do more to favor? middle class, wealthy, 66% say middle class. 17% say wealthy. who will mitt romney do more to favor? 35% say middle class, 57% say wealthy. how does romney overcome this overwhelming view that he is going to serve the wealthy and he doesn't serve or care about the middle class? >> i think romney has to be able to be accessible, number one, during the debate, as robert mentioned. but he also has to have a conversation w
i think in the debates romney has two big problems that he's got to try to overcome. one is mathematics. he's got to show what loophole he's going to close. the second is authenticity. he's got to show that authentically he's someone that cares about average working people. he hasn't done both. he's losing ground because of both problems. >> when you look at the new gallup poll, be for example, it shows that the majority of americans think that the president is a better candidate for the...
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i will say if you look at mitt romney's debate performances early on as a candidate and in the primary, he can be a very effective debater. it would not surprise me if he outperformed the president in that first debate. remember, the president is there, it's the first time in four years that someone really gets in his face and challenges him sort of in the same room. he doesn't have that. and so that would be a chance to turn it, but he really has to be able to convince people that he has something specific that would be superior. i don't think he has to say i'm exponentially better than the president as an alternative. he has to say at least i'm marginally better and a safer bet. >> and also the format is interesting because even though it's only one moderator, jim lehrer and so forth, there's going to be a lot of room after the first two minutes back and forth for the moderator to guide like a 10 or 11 minute discussion of each of six topics. people haven't looked at that yet. that's unstructured territory which no politician likes, and if romney can take advantage of that, it could
i will say if you look at mitt romney's debate performances early on as a candidate and in the primary, he can be a very effective debater. it would not surprise me if he outperformed the president in that first debate. remember, the president is there, it's the first time in four years that someone really gets in his face and challenges him sort of in the same room. he doesn't have that. and so that would be a chance to turn it, but he really has to be able to convince people that he has...
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romney is a good debator. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing and restore security for hard-working americans. that's what people are going to be listening for. that's the debate that you deserve. >> a new national washington post poll of likely voters shows president obama polling at 49% and mitt romney at 47% but among likely voters in the swing states, president obama leads mitt romney by 11 points. 52%-41%. tonight the forecast is president obama will within 320 electoral college votes. joining me now is steve and karen. karen, the expectation game has gotten really out of hand this time. finally chris christie, for whatever reason, just kind of gave up and stated the obvious and said well, of course. you know, mitt romney has to be the big winner on this first debate. >> well, i think he was like look, let me keep my credibility in check because he's been watching what has happened to congressman ryan over the
romney is a good debator. i'm just okay. but what i'm most concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing and restore security for hard-working americans. that's what people are going to be listening for. that's the debate that you deserve. >> a new national washington post poll of likely voters shows president obama polling at 49% and mitt romney at 47% but among likely voters in the swing states, president obama leads mitt romney by...
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you're not going to see mitt romney in a presidential debate turn to barack obama and say your your justice department failed to prosecute the powerful. if i'm elected president i guarantee that the powerful people on wall street break the law, they're going to jail. you're not going to hear that. both parties, we have two justice systems in this country. >> eliot: that's exactly right. it is frustrating because there is a sensibility that the justice department spent ouch who knows and teams and resources from justice to see if someone in sports is using steroids. yet when the entire economy tanks because of fraudulent securized debt nothing is done to shine a light on that. there is an inconsistency there that is fundamental. >> that's right. it's crime. with counterterrorism and cybercrime, the dread risks that bring existential threat and those who make money when it comes to prosecuting wall street. everyone in washington is don't do anything on wall street. you don't have the momentum to protect yourself against homegrown fraud attacks. >> eliot: your career is fascinate. you began as
you're not going to see mitt romney in a presidential debate turn to barack obama and say your your justice department failed to prosecute the powerful. if i'm elected president i guarantee that the powerful people on wall street break the law, they're going to jail. you're not going to hear that. both parties, we have two justice systems in this country. >> eliot: that's exactly right. it is frustrating because there is a sensibility that the justice department spent ouch who knows and...
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. >> we've heard astonishing about mitt romney. you ran against him some of the toughest debates were against him. what did you learn? how do you evaluate his character? >> he's very smart. he's very tough. he's very disciplined. he thinks strategically. the reference tonight that he would be the first executive since ice an hour i think is correct. i think eisenhower is probably the right analog in how he would function as a president. >> you were pretty tough about him telling lies about you. >> i tell people, i threw the kitchen sink at romney and turned out he had a bigger kitchen. >> woodruff: that has more than one meaning. >> you look at the florida primary which was the critical point of the campaign. we were just in an overmatched -- the question is going to be, interesting to watch. i don't remember any time that had incumbent president run with fewer resources than the challengers. the next two months, obama will be dramatically outspent. and i think it's a sign of organization fall skill and discipline on the part of th
. >> we've heard astonishing about mitt romney. you ran against him some of the toughest debates were against him. what did you learn? how do you evaluate his character? >> he's very smart. he's very tough. he's very disciplined. he thinks strategically. the reference tonight that he would be the first executive since ice an hour i think is correct. i think eisenhower is probably the right analog in how he would function as a president. >> you were pretty tough about him...
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>> we did hear romney did a full debate dress rehearsal yesterday. and we're also told he's been practicing some zingers. and as you heard president obama saying don't necessarily expect any zingers. we learn he's working on keeping answers brief. but how important is it to have that moment, that line that gets replaying over and over the next day. >> i think it's more important to sort of attack with a knife on the economy and on foreign policy of what's happened the last three weeks which haven't been a good three weeks for the president. i think romney will try to unnerve the president by challenging him directly on this. saying you failed to lead these last three weeks and your vision for the economy is just wrong and try to get under his skin that way. i don't think obama is very flappable. but in terms of these are your policies, they don't work. we tried likable. now we need competent, he's probably going to try to do that. >> we all remember the zingers. i knew jack kennedy. we remember those things. but ultimately voters do they take away a
>> we did hear romney did a full debate dress rehearsal yesterday. and we're also told he's been practicing some zingers. and as you heard president obama saying don't necessarily expect any zingers. we learn he's working on keeping answers brief. but how important is it to have that moment, that line that gets replaying over and over the next day. >> i think it's more important to sort of attack with a knife on the economy and on foreign policy of what's happened the last three...
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mitt romney has to match the speed. he deserves credit. they know what are they have set, but he moved to the debate beyond the b.s. of politics. neil: but you are a great writer but twistings the old jfk line ask not what you can do but new jersey. >> our job is not to read the polls mr. president but to change the polls. listen to the liberation of. we change the polls with our principles. i don't know how many times he used the word truth. it was not an attack speech but he framed in the election for the urgent voice which i have said the country is worried. neither party can do anything other than run for office. he laid down a cause. it is about us, our generation, what our children will read in the history books about us. that is powerful, powerful. neil: we are a nation of many people. but it is not so much in the kid from jersey who speak powerfully. but then speaks to our frustration. >> you cannot dispute the budget. he said we are the party of teachers they are the party of teachers unions. neil: he drew a distinction. i have no
mitt romney has to match the speed. he deserves credit. they know what are they have set, but he moved to the debate beyond the b.s. of politics. neil: but you are a great writer but twistings the old jfk line ask not what you can do but new jersey. >> our job is not to read the polls mr. president but to change the polls. listen to the liberation of. we change the polls with our principles. i don't know how many times he used the word truth. it was not an attack speech but he framed in...
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it was the most boring debate i've ever seen. >> governor romney, while he may have "lost the debate" looked like a commander-in-chief. and presented himself in a presidential way. >> i think the president was very aggressive and it's hoard win a debate when you're not in that mode. >> i think it's unequivocal, romney won. not just tactically, but strategically. >> eric: so, let's each take a minute or so and call the debate the way we saw it. bob has promised he won't interrupt anyone. start with andrea and run around the table. what did you think? >> andrea: i think it was probably a draw. it's supposed to be boring. it's foreign policy debate not episode of "the a team." romney had one job, to convince the american people he could do the job. obama's job was to convince romney he couldn't. i think that he failed at that. i think rom knew yesterday where the obama camp would go, to paint him as a warmonger. he knew where they would throw the ball. he looked like a dove. he played that very, very well. i thought he was very appealing to women. and to independents. he's very interesti
it was the most boring debate i've ever seen. >> governor romney, while he may have "lost the debate" looked like a commander-in-chief. and presented himself in a presidential way. >> i think the president was very aggressive and it's hoard win a debate when you're not in that mode. >> i think it's unequivocal, romney won. not just tactically, but strategically. >> eric: so, let's each take a minute or so and call the debate the way we saw it. bob has promised...
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mitt romney was always -- i think after that first debate and he picked up the momentum, he was convinced and had been convinced by those around him that he was likely going to win. and the people around him talking about polls and ratings were convinced that the 2008 turnout was not reliable. and that that was just a once in a lifetime event. and that's why i think it was such a crushing surprise to them. that he'd lost. chris: apparently it was. >> for me the defining image of this campaign was in the last week, president obama and the jersey governor, chris christie, together dealing with a big national crisis. and that showed you two things. obama can be a leader for the country in a crisis and here's an image to what the country wants which is politicians to stop arguing and begin to get together and solve problems. i thought from that moment he just -- he seemed to accelerate day bidet in the polls. chris: people are still hurting up there by the way. it is a huge human problem up there. let's talk about the first order of business. that fiscal cliff that's coming. the two main play
mitt romney was always -- i think after that first debate and he picked up the momentum, he was convinced and had been convinced by those around him that he was likely going to win. and the people around him talking about polls and ratings were convinced that the 2008 turnout was not reliable. and that that was just a once in a lifetime event. and that's why i think it was such a crushing surprise to them. that he'd lost. chris: apparently it was. >> for me the defining image of this...
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there's going to be a healthy debate in that. tomorrow morning people will say romney lost because he wasn't conservative enough. >> they're already saying that. >> chris christie stabbed us in the back or the storm helped or the media was against us. until somebody says we got to deal with what it is that people are seeing about us that are turning them away. >> this is the best advice he's ever given the republican party. that i agree. >> if you're playing identity politics, the democrats are going to win. that's the way it is right now. the republicans have to find a different message. the thing about mitt romney was, and i think we all sense this at the republican convention is people saw him as a transitional figure even before this. the fact that he is not going to be the next president of the united states means that they can move on. there were people at the convention auditions for the next spot as they spoke in favor of mitt romney including chris christie and marco rubio and maybe even paul ryan. i think romney was tra
there's going to be a healthy debate in that. tomorrow morning people will say romney lost because he wasn't conservative enough. >> they're already saying that. >> chris christie stabbed us in the back or the storm helped or the media was against us. until somebody says we got to deal with what it is that people are seeing about us that are turning them away. >> this is the best advice he's ever given the republican party. that i agree. >> if you're playing identity...
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but the obama campaign of attack romney, after he won the debate. i thought that was an odd strategy because we will have to see president obama on the attack. th's what rishre wdegp, se in date.m that's where obama has to be on the attack, but also not look too mean because he does have the likeable edge over mitt romney. he can't lose that. >> greta: how do do youhat pren antknhettoo a? t'al t, ga. wh you lose t first debate, al gore learned this in 2000. it can get in your head. he sighed too much the first time and the second time tdidn't work well. sothin elstime, you try le rn rs. so gch u't of g with a strong performance. everybody's telling you do this, do that and they are watching so much more carefully. but you have the balance right. i think that -- i think a core deedlem is that his b i tag heid has t ve the red meat, saying, i'm a fighter and appeal to the middle. that's a tough balance. >> greta: did he sell to you that he wanted the job,id you get sense he really want this is job? i k re hoe ve a sd- a y venhe lal pundits notice he d
but the obama campaign of attack romney, after he won the debate. i thought that was an odd strategy because we will have to see president obama on the attack. th's what rishre wdegp, se in date.m that's where obama has to be on the attack, but also not look too mean because he does have the likeable edge over mitt romney. he can't lose that. >> greta: how do do youhat pren antknhettoo a? t'al t, ga. wh you lose t first debate, al gore learned this in 2000. it can get in your head. he...
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obama and romney meet for the debate in two-days. >> let's go to an extreme weather alert. the early breaks a 76-year-old flood record in ballenger, texas. it reached over 30 feet over the weekend. you are looking at nearby video of a park that is completely under water. you can see it right there. police are letting residents start to return to their homes. they were forced to evacuate on saturday. >> historians up and arms over a new green project. they want to cover an unused runway with solar panels. it says the site should be preserved as sacred ground. the project under consideration would cover the 4,000 foot runway and 14 acres of land with 60,000 solar energy panels by 2020. those are your top 5 at 5:30. >>> we are two-days away from the first presidential debate. final preps are underway for a mile high show down. doug luzader is live from washington. >>> it kind of borders on the surge. these guys start heaping praise on one another. to hear the president tell it as he did last night mitt romney his opponent has skills he can't match when it comes to debating. th
obama and romney meet for the debate in two-days. >> let's go to an extreme weather alert. the early breaks a 76-year-old flood record in ballenger, texas. it reached over 30 feet over the weekend. you are looking at nearby video of a park that is completely under water. you can see it right there. police are letting residents start to return to their homes. they were forced to evacuate on saturday. >> historians up and arms over a new green project. they want to cover an unused...
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romney, he doesn't have to hit a home run, but romney has to be at the end of the debate wednesday night, a clear alternative who is considered as a potelepresident by a majority-- potential president by the maiority of american people in order for his campaign to have a chance to win. >> schieffer: is that another way to say if he doesn't win these debates if he doesn't win these debates? >> no challenger can become president if they don't stabbed up against the incumbent president. this was true with carter and ford, and ford made a mistake and cost him deerly. it was true with carter against reagan, reagan stood up to it. and it was true for george h.w. bush. he had a moment to knock out bill clinton and he didn't. >> schieffer: this debate will be about domestic affairs. i want to ask you something about the foreign policy front. the administration has basic plea changed its account of what happened in libya, where our u.s. ambassador was killed. they said, susan rice said on this broadcast last sunday, after the president of libya said this was the work of terrorists, she said, no,
romney, he doesn't have to hit a home run, but romney has to be at the end of the debate wednesday night, a clear alternative who is considered as a potelepresident by a majority-- potential president by the maiority of american people in order for his campaign to have a chance to win. >> schieffer: is that another way to say if he doesn't win these debates if he doesn't win these debates? >> no challenger can become president if they don't stabbed up against the incumbent...